Celebrating Veterans Day 2019 in the United States of America? know why Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day”, Why do we have a Veterans Day?

Why Do We Celebrate Veterans Day 2018? Veterans Day is a day of remembrance created to honor all the military personnel who served in the wars in the United States of America. It is especially intended to honor and thank the living veterans of the wars. This day is celebrated by a number of activities like church services, military parades on popular streets in cities of the United States and the flag of the country is on half-mast during the day as a mark of respect for the living veterans. Across the United States of America, a two minute silence is observed at 11am remembering those who fought in the wars protecting the country.

Why Do We Celebrate Veterans Day On November 11th

As per historical records, the WWI officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, but the day of November 11, 1918, marked the day when war activities ceased with the signing of the armistice. An armistice was the formal agreement signed by the two parties to stop the fighting in the war. Hence many other countries which were a part of the Allied Nations group also celebrate the day in their own way. The countries were the United Kingdom, Canada and other Commonwealth countries at that time.

On 1919, the then president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson announced the day as Armistice Day which was to be celebrated as a day of gratitude and thanks to all the armed forces personnel who defended the country from external forces in times of war.

The first Veterans Day was officially declared on November 11, 1919, by the then president Wilson and the day was also known as the Armistice Day. After the world war ended on 11 November, the small and pretty red flower, poppy became the symbolization of the sacrifices made by all those members of the armed forces who stood up and defended the country in all the wars.